PTFEP-Al 2 O 3 hybrid nanowires reducing thrombosis and biofouling.
Ayman HaidarAwadelkareem A AliSalih VezirogluJacek FiutowskiHermann EichlerIsabelle MüllerKarin KieferFranz FaupelMarkus BischoffMichael VeithOral Cenk AktasHashim Abdul-KhaliqPublished in: Nanoscale advances (2019)
Thrombosis and bacterial infection are major problems in cardiovascular implants. Here we demonstrated that a superhydrophobic surface composed of poly(bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phosphazene) (PTFEP)-Al 2 O 3 hybrid nanowires (NWs) is effective to reduce both platelet adhesion/activation and bacterial adherence/colonization. The proposed approach allows surface modification of cardiovascular implants which have 3D complex geometries.